Esmeralda Fabián Romero is a bilingual journalist, currently working as a contributor for PBS SoCal, LA School Report, Los Angeles Times Español, and La Opinión, among other online publications. 

Previously she has worked for MundoFOX network’s newscast producer and assignment editor.

Fabián Romero was selected as a fellow by the prestigious Loyola Law School as a Journalist Law School Fellow in 2014. She has been awarded by the California Teachers Association for Media Excellence in 2016 and has been selected multiple times as a fellow by New America Media. Her reporting in Spanish has been awarded by the National Association of Hispanic Publications. She is a member of the Education Writers Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.